Dashboard Widgets Control

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The one recent reviewer likes the idea and calls it a good start, but finds the toggling logic confusing, the UI cramped, and wants a way to apply settings per role instead of widget by widget.

1. ★★★★★ Nic Windley

   4.6y ago

   I was looking for a simple plugin to control dashboard widgets and this could be it. The logic seems odd as I seem to have the widget disabled and then it’s not when I disable something else so some help with config would be good. The UI is a bit cramped in a column and it would be good to be able to set globally for a specific role – i.e. select a role and then apply to all widgets instead of having to select for every widget every role. Great start and I look forward to seeing this develop! This topic was modified 4 years, 5 months ago by Nic Windley. This topic was modified 4 years, 5 months ago by Nic Windley.

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1. 2024-05-29 — → 10+ up

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Dashboard Widgets Control: 10+ active installs, 3.0★ (1 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-31. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/dashboard-widgets-control